Any friends/family criticize you having a lean cyclinst build?
03-01-07, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
I'm 5'11" and the lightest I ever get is 165 or so, which is almost 20 lbs heavier than you are you skinny bastage. Sigh. I wish I was 148lbs..
You ain't doing nothin' wrong...
03-01-07, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by aMull
I am 6'1 at 180 pounds and i am trying hard not to lose any of it.
For me, there is life other than cycling, although I do well enough on group rides not to embarass myself. I do a lot of other sports too, so I actually do have an upper body
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That brings up a question ive been meaning to ask, is it really advantageous to shave your legs?
To stay in the same vein as the post, even my TRACK buddies in highschool used to joke that if i turned sideways, i disappeared.
To stay in the same vein as the post, even my TRACK buddies in highschool used to joke that if i turned sideways, i disappeared.
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Originally Posted by Keith99
No one (except the very fast) teases a Prop about body type.
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Originally Posted by waterrockets
One minute intervals... I swear they're the key...
But seriously, the key to losing weight is to establish a maintainable lifestyle change that allows you to steadily (ie. over weeks/months) burn more calories than you eat. You can (a) reduce calorie intake through diet, or (b) increase caloric expenditure through exercise, or (c) a bit of both.
Most health/nutrition professionals recommend weight-bearing exercise at fat-burning intensity (i.e. low-to-moderate intensity) and a diet rich in filling but low-calorie foods, but these recommendations are made because they are sustainable, not because they are magic. You could eat nothing but sugar and sit in front of a TV all day and still lose weight.
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03-01-07, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DocRay
yeah, when are they going to start making them out of carbon fiber?
03-01-07, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by zimbo
If the only tool in your chest is a one-minute-interval hammer, everything starts to look like a one-minute-interval nail. I suggest you mix in a three hour ride every once in a while
you make a good pointIt seems most cyclists lean towards volume and away from intensity. Certainly, one-minute intervals should only be once a week, but I never ever skip that workout. I think most overweight and/or slow people have an empty loop in their tool belt where the 1-minute-interval-hammer should go.
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This thread is usless without pics of skinny people.
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Originally Posted by hiromian
This thread is usless without pics of skinny people.
03-01-07, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DataJunkie
Dude you are huge! 
03-01-07, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Cycling is an endurance sport. As endurance athletes go, cyclists are pretty beefy. If you're participating in a sport in order to achieve a desired body habitus and you're not getting it, you need to either find another sport to participate in or not worry about it.
People are generally shocked when I tell them I weight 135. They guess much lower.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
How was that body fat measured? That's abnormally low.
I dont rember the exact process it involved a fat caliper, measuring tape, and some fancy mathamatical equation.
As far as the abnormally low part, considering how skinny I am it is no strech of the imagination by any means.
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Originally Posted by hiromian
This thread is usless without pics of skinny people.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Your friends most likely have issues with their own self-image, so they choose to point out what they think is "wrong" with you.
If you feel good and your body performs the way you want it to, then you're good.
If you feel good and your body performs the way you want it to, then you're good.
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Well, this is funny because yet another coworker commented on my weight. And yet again it was in the reception area next to the elevators. But the difference is that he's an athlete and bike commuter himself so his comment was "Hey, you look lean and mean! Are you training for something?" Which is a whole lot different than what I normally hear.
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5'8" (maybe slightly under) and 150lbs right now. I want to hit 145, but ideal for me would be 140.
I'm 44th percentile for my age, so unfortunately, the only people saying I'm too skinny are the parents and my girlfriend.
I'm 44th percentile for my age, so unfortunately, the only people saying I'm too skinny are the parents and my girlfriend.
03-01-07, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SBSpartan
I (and my GF) would agree. Just look at marathoners. It's marathon season and I am working on my third on this winter. She is always telling me I look like I am loosing too much weight. Funny thing is I weigh the same as I did during the spring/summer when I ride. My body just reacts differently to the different training.
People are generally shocked when I tell them I weight 135. They guess much lower.
People are generally shocked when I tell them I weight 135. They guess much lower.
You should see all im eating right now while working just cause I ran today, you could never tell I eat this much.
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Originally Posted by Terex
My Dad, people at work, etc. But, on the other hand, the best complement I ever got was from my married daughter. She was watching the TDF with me last year and she said "Dad, those guys all look like YOU." BTW, she is 5'11" and weighs about 125.
BTW, she is 5'11" and weighs about 125.